Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet
The slow introduction, which is the theme of Friar Lawrence, begins with a slow minor melody played by the clarinets, which imitates a Russian hymn. The strings then take over the melody and use suspensions. There is a modulation to the major and the strings and woodwind play together. The music modulates back to minor and the flute plays an ascending minor arpeggio whilst the harp plays glissandos. This is repeated. Pizzicato strings then play a descending sequence whilst the flute melody crescendos and accelerates. A string legato melody then alternates between the cello and the violin, before all the strings play together and crescendo as the harp accompanies and the violins play a pedal note. Diminished 7th chords are then played by strings and flute, whilst the harp plays ascending scales. A long timpani roll creates a tense rumbling sound whilst the strings and woodwind crescendo. Brass and bangs of the timpani are then introduced at the climax. The strings and woodwind then use antiphony and play in syncopation as the music accelerates.
The exposition section of the sonata form structure therefore begins with the music being very loud and very fast. The strings and woodwind play the syncopated, rhythmic fight theme. Again, the strings and woodwind play in antiphony, and also imitation. The cymbals crash, representing the clashing of the swords, and the strings play ascending and descending scales. The theme is then repeated by the full orchestra with cymbals and timpani, climaxing with a perfect cadence. The woodwind section then plays a legato melody that gradually uses rallentando and diminuendo. Brass instruments play a long pedal note, and the bassoon plays diminished chords, before...
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...being played. Two fortissimo chords played by the horns and trumpets signify Romeo's death, and Juliet's is portrayed in the same way using the tuba and bass trombone. There is a diminuendo with a descending cello passage, ending with a timpani roll.
The coda, which is the funeral music for Romeo and Juliet, begins with a long pedal note, with the timpani playing a heartbeat style rhythm, and then the strings enter with minor legato melody. The flute then plays a slow melody, accompanied by the strings. The music accelerates, and the oboe joins the flute. The harp plays ascending scales, and then the whole orchestra joins the accompaniment, as the strings take over the melody, with the flute and oboe playing a countermelody. There is a modulation to major, then a timpani roll whilst the orchestra plays chords on the beat, and the piece ends with a perfect cadence.
“You gotta play this piece like an English military band would,” said Jules during band one day while rehearsing the first movement of Gustav Holst’s Second Suite in F. “1. March” begins with four notes played by the low brass which is then echoed by the upper woodwinds. The trumpets have a noble melody which broadens when the entire ensemble joins in. Next, the piece lightens up with an upper woodwind melody. Later on there is a euphonium solo, and following that is a grand theme with an extremely distinguished style. After, there is a change in style and time signature. One simple theme repeats with different dynamics and instrumentations every repetition. The Wind Ensemble played this piece at the Winter Band Concert on December 11, 2013. This work, though easy looking at first glance, was genuinely difficult to put together. It had few layers, so mistakes or intonation problems were extremely noticeable. Furthermore, the style of the piece was extremely intricate and hard to master. Therefore, “1. March” had positives and negatives regarding intonation, balance and blend, articulation, style, and dynamics throughout the entire ensemble and the low instrument section.
The opening theme consists of a sinister sounding, descending organ phrase made from the notes A,
...eparate them forever. Then Juliet says, ‘follow thee my lord throughout the world’, which foreshadows their death at the end of the play, causing the audience to wait in anticipation for the scene that will appear. The nurse’s inherent shouts also remind us that she might be getting suspicious, and this could mean danger to the plans of Romeo and Juliet so they decide to end their conversation with a goodbye.
The tragic play Romeo and Juliet, by playwright William Shakespeare, is about star-crossed lovers from feuding families that end up dying for the love of each other. The theme of fate as a controlling force is strong in the play in a way that one little coincidence can change two children’s lives that are really not meant to be. The play’s main theme brings the two closer and closer together until the unfortunate death at the very end which is foreshadowed by the chorus. Fate changes their lives by the servant unable to read a list of names and Romeo sees Rosaline, the girl whom he fell in love with first, on the list which makes him go and
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by english playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is about “a pair of star crossed lovers” from feuding families that end up dying for each other. In the prologue of the play, it states they take their lives, revealing the ending. Structurally, Shakespeare revealing this tragic end at the start would make it more suspenseful for the audience as they don’t know when they die, who or in what order anyone dies. It would also make the audience feel more sympathy for Romeo and Juliet when they are together because the audience know that they are two of the people that will die. Throughout Romeo and Juliet, there is a theme of opposing forces, such as love and hate. This is shown in the prologue when it is stated “from ancient grudge break mutiny”. The opposition of the families
Throughout the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare shows the same theme, fated death many many times.
The first movement is in Allegro con brio. The motive are the four basic notes in descending sequence repeated twice. The first theme grows from the repeating motive followed by a cadence and pause. The violins beginning an ascending patter by alternating with the cellos and basses. Leading to the climax of pitch and dynamic with two chords followed by another pause. The second theme begins with
When the friar enters in the tomb, he finds both Paris and Romeo lying dead on the ground. As he is taking in the bloody scene, Juliet wakes up. From hearing a noise that he believes is the coming of the watch, the friar quickly replies that Romeo and Paris are dead, and that she must leave with him and he exits without her. Juliet sees Romeo’s body, and has found out that he has drunk poison. She hears the civil watch approaching quickly, and finds Romeo’s dagger. She stabs herself, and dies upon Romeo’s body. When the civil watch finally arrive at the scene, chaos abrupt in the churchyard as they discover the bodies and bloodstains near the tomb. They hold Balthasar and Friar Lawrence, who they discovered loitering nearby the scene. The Prince, Capulets, and Montagues enter. Montague has declared that Lady Montague has died of grief for Romeo’s exile. Upon the Prince’s request, Friar Lawrence concisely tells the story of Romeo and Juliet’s secret marriage. The prince blames the two families’ feud for the death of his two close kinsmen: Mercutio and Paris. Capulet and Montague agree to put their vendetta behind them at last. Montague says that he will build a golden statue of Juliet, and Capulet also insists that he will raise Romeo’s statue in gold beside
Romeo gets caught and has to kill himself or he had to fight Paris. When he fights Paris, he(Paris) gets killed and lays him on top of Juliet so they can be together.The only thing Paris says is to make sure I'm laying with Juliet and then he dies.
Poetic Device: These lines scan in iambic pentameter. The sight of Juliet's death is a simile compared to the bell that the church will rings to announce Lady Capulet's death. There is assonance on the short “e” sound of death, bell, and sepulcher. There is consonance on the soft “s” sound of this, sight, and sepulcher, and on the “d” sound of death and old. There is more consonance on the “l” sound of bell, old, and sepulcher, and on the “r” sound of warns and sepulcher.
When the moment finally arrives and Juliet’s death is revealed to her siblings this happens through the use of shared lines.
Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare is a tragedy involving two “star crossed lovers” whose love for each other leads to death. It was love at first sight, but Romeo being a Montague and Juliet a capulet the two even interacting was unspeakable due to a family feud between the two. However, true love couldn’t keep Romeo and Juliet apart. They attempted to make the unthinkable happen, a montague and capulet getting married, but when Romeo doesn’t receive the message notifying him about the plan he see’s a dead Juliet and kills himself. Juliet, only being knocked out due to a potion kills herself when she awakes to a dead Romeo. William Shakespeare uses imagery throughout the play to depict this kind of emotion and to symbolize different
The brass plays an ascending sequence, followed by pizzicato notes played by the strings, and an ascending and descending scale on the harp. Strings and oboe play the rhythmic melody, whilst the trumpet plays fanfares in syncopation. The oboe is then replaced by the flute. There is an ascending scale played by the strings, then the brass section repeats the string and oboe melody with cymbal crashes at cadence points. The orchestra then plays a loud melody with cymbal crashes and drum rolls. There is an interrupted cadence, followed by crescendo with cymbal crashes and a brass ostinato. The piece ends with a perfect cadence.
...chestral introduction with an imperfect cadence. A strong rhythmic ¾ allegro passage, with sequences and descending scales is played by the orchestra, with timpani and cymbals. The music modulates, and a short, quiet woodwind passage is then alternated with an orchestral passage with dotted rhythms, creating a `terraced dynamics' effect. Part B begins with a major clarinet melody accompanied by pizzicato strings. A minor flute sequence follows, and is followed by a repetition of the oboe melody. A string sequence is then played, imitated by the oboe. There is a crescendo, then the rhythmic orchestral melody returns, alternated with a short flute passage. There are suspensions, descending scales and a crescendo, followed by a strong rhythmic passage with the timpani playing on the beat. Imperfect cadences are played, before the piece finishes with a perfect cadence.
The major climax of the play comes when the friar gives Juliet a potion that will make it seem as though she has died, when in fact she is alive the whole time. While in Mantua, Romeo mistakenly hears that Juliet has actually died and he goes to lay by her side. Just as he takes a vile of poison and dies Juliet awakens to find her love lying dead at her side. She cannot fathom living in a world without Romeo so she takes his sword and ends her own life.